Translation system, translation communication system, machine translation method, and medium embodying program

A machine translation method, comprising:

• receiving source language data;
• determining in which of one or more translation sections of a terminal to perform translation processing or determining whether to delegate translation processing to one or more translation servers through a communication line;
• based on the determination, performing the translation processing of the source language data on the terminal, or delegating the translation processing of the source language data to the translation servers and receiving a result;
• and
• outputting target language data as a translation result.

A machine translation method, comprising:

• receiving source language data;
• determining whether to perform translation processing on a terminal or determining to which of a plurality of external translation servers connected through a communication path to delegate translation processing;
• based on the determination, performing the translation processing on the terminal, or delegating the translation processing of the source language data to one of the external translation servers and receiving a result;
• and
• outputting target language data as a translation result.

A machine translation method, comprising:

• receiving source language data;
• requesting and obtaining translation server information from one or more translation servers;
• based on the obtained translation server information, determining whether to perform translation processing on a terminal or determining to which of the translation servers connected through a communication line to delegate translation processing;
• based on the determination, performing the translation processing on the terminal, or delegating the translation processing of the source language data to one of the external translation servers and receiving a result;
• and outputting target language data as a translation result.

A signal bearing medium tangibly embodying a node program of machine-readable instructions executable by digital processing apparatus, comprising the processing of:

• receiving source language data;
• determining whether to perform translation processing on a terminal or to delegate translation processing to a translation server through a communication line;
• based on the determination, performing the translation processing of the source language data in one or more translation sections of the terminal, or delegating the translation processing of the source language data to the translation server and receiving a result;
• and
• outputting target language data as a translation result.

A signal bearing medium tangibly embodying a node program of machine-readable instructions executable by digital processing apparatus, comprising the processing of:

• receiving source language data;
• determining whether to perform translation processing on a terminal or to delegate translation processing to any of a plurality of translation servers connected through a communication path;
• based on the determination, performing the translation processing on the terminal, or delegating the translation processing of the source language data to one of the translation servers and receiving a result;
• and
• outputting target language data as a translation result.

A signal bearing medium tangibly embodying a node program of machine-readable instructions executable by digital processing apparatus, comprising the processing of:

• receiving source language data;
• requesting and obtaining translation server information from a plurality of translation servers;
• based on the translation server information obtained from the translation servers in the requesting and obtaining processing, determining whether to perform translation processing on a terminator determining to which of the translation servers connected through a communication line to delegate translation processing;
• based on the determination, performing the translation processing on the terminal, or delegating the translation processing of the source language data to one of the translation servers and receiving a result;
• and
• outputting target language data as a translation result.

A translation communication system, comprising:

• one or more translation servers with a communication line;
• a translation section that performs translation processing between languages;
• a communication control section that controls communication with the translation servers through the communication line;
• and
• a translation means determination section that determines whether to perform translation processing in the translation section or to delegate translation processing to the translation servers through the communication control section.